Service difficulty report · Spring · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
April 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Part
Spring
Part number
3314902
Condition
Worn
Location
Stab Bungee
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) STABILATOR BUNGEE SPRING WORN CORRODED AND WEAK. WIRE DIAMETER OF LOOP FLATTENED WHERE LOOP CONTACT IS MADE WITH HOOKING HOLE. SPRING WIRE REDUCED BY 50 PERCENT. LOOP AT OTHER END SHOWS SIGNS OF HARDENING AND SURFACE CORROSION. REPLACED.

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